ROBIN HOOD - Could the Prince of Thieves also have been the Forest Queen!
New studies of the medieval texts that first recorded his deeds suggest that the robber with a heart of gold was actually a gay outlaw who had been exiled from 'straight' society. Little John, not Maid Marian, was his true love.
The revelation flies in the face of Kevin Costner's portrayal of the outlaw in 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves', and suggests that the title of Mel Brooks's film 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' may have been closer to the mark.
The reassessment is based on studies of the 14th-century ballads of Robin Hood, the earliest known accounts of his deeds, which detail his relationships with his 'merrie men', especially Little John and Will Scarlet.
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